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High Flying Dice Games · 2023
Cockleshell Heroes: Operation Frankton, December 11, 1942
Rating
7.5
/10
Votes
2
Weight
2.0
/5
Players
1–2
Time
45–90
min
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Description
Cockleshell Heroes is a solitaire play game portraying Operation Frankton. Operation Frankton was a commando raid on ships based in the German occupied French port of Bordeaux during the Second World War. The raid was carried out by a small unit of the Royal Marines know as the “Royal Marines Boom Patrol Detachment”, who were part of a combined operations transported by the submarine, HMS Tuna. Variant rules for two players are included. —description from the publisher
Categories
WargameWorld War II
Mechanics
Dice RollingGrid MovementSolo / Solitaire Game
Designers
Amos Burke